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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seong-Taek Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang-Wook Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-Soo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang-Ho Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hee-Min Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Yun-Je Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Byung-Jik Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A method is provided for recognizing characters of an image captured using a camera in a mobile terminal. The camera captures an image of a signboard. A text area is extracted from the captured image. Characters are recognized from the extracted text area. At least one text is generated by combining the recognized characters. The at least one text is compared with at least one store name within a predetermined range. A comparison result is output.